Current Affairs — 21 August 2025

🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Must know

Parliament ne Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025 pass kiya: online money games ban, e-sports ko badhava

Rajya Sabha ne 21 August 2025 ko, Lok Sabha ke ek din baad, Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025 pass kiya, jo online money games ban karke e-sports aur online social games ko promote karta hai; 22 August ko Presidential assent ke baad yeh Act No. 32 of 2025 bana.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Delhi Important

Parliament ka Monsoon Session 2025 sine die adjourn; dono Houses ne 15 Bills pass kiye

21 July ko shuru hua Parliament ka Monsoon Session 2025, 32 dinon mein 21 sittings ke baad 21 August 2025 ko sine die adjourn hua, aur dono Houses ne 15 Bills pass kiye.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 Jammu and Kashmir Important

Pehla Khelo India Water Sports Festival Srinagar ki Dal Lake par shuru

Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya ne 21 August 2025 ko Srinagar ki Dal Lake par pehle Khelo India Water Sports Festival ko open declare kiya, jismein 28 states aur UTs ke 500 se zyada athletes hain.

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🌐 International Organisations 📍 Thailand Important

Phuket mein 23rd General Conference mein India AIBD Executive Board ka Chairman chuna gaya

19 se 21 August 2025 tak Thailand ke Phuket mein hui 23rd AIBD General Conference mein India sabse zyada votes ke saath Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) ke Executive Board ka Chairman chuna gaya.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Important

UIDAI ne State aur District Central Cooperative Banks ke liye Aadhaar authentication framework shuru kiya

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) ne 21 August 2025 ko ek framework shuru kiya, jisse sabhi 34 State Cooperative Banks aur 352 District Central Cooperative Banks Aadhaar-based authentication services de sakenge.

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🌟 Persons in News 📍 United Kingdom Important

India mein janme British industrialist aur Caparo Group founder Lord Swraj Paul ka 94 saal ki umar mein nidhan

Caparo Group ki sthapna karne wale India mein janme British industrialist Lord Swraj Paul ka 21 August 2025 ko London mein 94 saal ki umar mein nidhan ho gaya.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Karnataka Important

DRI ke Operation WeedOut mein Bengaluru aur Bhopal mein lagbhag ₹72 crore ka 72 kg hydroponic weed seize

Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) ne 'WeedOut' naam ke pan-India operation mein 20–21 August 2025 ko Bengaluru aur Bhopal mein action lekar lagbhag ₹72 crore ka 72.024 kg hydroponic weed seize kiya.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 France Important

PM Modi aur President Macron ne phone par Ukraine, West Asia aur India–France 'Year of Innovation' 2026 par baat ki

Prime Minister Narendra Modi ko 21 August 2025 ko French President Emmanuel Macron ka phone call aaya, jismein dono leaders ne Ukraine aur West Asia ke conflicts ke resolution ki koshishon par baat ki aur bilateral ties review kiye.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Delhi

28th PM-STIAC meeting mein National Plant Health Initiative par charcha

Principal Scientific Adviser Ajay Kumar Sood ne 21 August 2025 ko NASC, New Delhi mein National Plant Health Initiative par charcha ke liye Prime Minister's Science, Technology & Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC) ki 28th meeting chair ki.

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